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That made him -- not Trey Burke, not Seth Curry, not one of the players from Dunk City -- the most talked about player for all of March Madness, according to Facebook statistics (www.facebook.com/sports).
No surprise, Duke-Louisville also got the most mentions of any game on Facebook.
No word on whether Ware gets a trophy for being the MTP.
That's OK, though,
Louisville coach Rick Pitino already let him hang onto the Midwest Regional one, and Ware will be with the Cardinals in Atlanta as they look for another.
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NOT BIG D
Contrary to popular belief, next year's NCAA Final Four isn't going to be played in Big D.
Close, but not quite, according to AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins.
When North Texas hosts college basketball's national semifinals and championship game next April, the games will be played in Cowboys Stadium. But the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys is in Arlington -- a city of about 375,000 residents situated between Dallas and Fort Worth, and even west of Dallas County.
The South Regional championship was played at the massive stadium last weekend and Michigan coach John Beilein had just one complaint about the setup after the Wolverines earned their first Final Four trip in 20 years.
"Maybe it's that time of year. Everybody was sweating. I think they ought to look at that," he said. "I'm sure they have a thermostat somewhere here."
Maybe they could just crack open the huge glass doors at either end of the ultramodern stadium. Guess opening the retractable roof would be out of the question.
But, hey, they're playing college games on the decks of aircraft carriers these days, so you never know.
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BRACKET BITS
Of course we have a photo of Tom Izzo with 2 Chains: http://bit.ly/10y9D7i
A classy letter from Deshaun Thomas to Ohio State's other student-athletes: http://bit.ly/10yeKo8
While we're linking to letters, here's one from Ole Miss' Marshall Henderson: http://bit.ly/10zpMbm
Yesterday, we showed you one dunk from the McDonald's All-Star Game dunk contest. Now here's all of 'em: http://bit.ly/10yeZPX
Stat guru Nate Silver's breakdown of the Final Four: http://nyti.ms/ZWERGL
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STAT OF THE DAY
An interesting note from the folks at STATS:
Syracuse's one-point loss to Indiana in the 1987 national championship game was certainly a memorable battle, and it also started a trend that Orange fans won't like heading into Saturday's game against Michigan.
All-time in the Final Four, Big Ten teams have beaten Big East schools four of five times (based on teams' conference affiliation at the time of their meeting).
The lone Final Four win for the Big East over the Big Ten came in 1999, when eventual champ UConn defeated Ohio State in the semifinals. The last such game came in the '09 semifinals, when Michigan State surprised UConn, 82-73.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It's like he's never left. Words can't explain our feelings to have him back with us." -- Louisville guard Peyton Siva on teammate Kevin Ware joining the Cardinals in Atlanta just a few days after his horrific leg injury.
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